What Houston Precision Fasteners does

Houston Precision Fasteners is a Houston, Texas-based manufacturer of precision aerospace fasteners, specializing in carbon steel, alloy steel, nickel alloy, and titanium grades for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. The company operates as a single-product-line manufacturer, producing fasteners specified into commercial aircraft, defense platforms, space launch vehicles, and exploration programs. Its named customers include SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and NASA, indicating qualification into high-bar aerospace and government supply chains.

The company was acquired in 2024 by Poggipolini Group, an Italian aerospace fastener manufacturer, which has subsequently invested in production automation and a 7,000 square-foot facility expansion, enabling HPF to roughly double its output and grow headcount to over 100 employees. The business model is straightforward B2B hardware sales: HPF sells precision fasteners directly to aerospace OEMs, defense primes, and space industry customers via enterprise field sales, with pricing negotiated on a quote basis. The company is pursuing additional contracts with major aircraft manufacturers, positioning itself to capture share from a supply-constrained market in which a competitor factory fire removed approximately 10% of global aerospace fastener capacity and Boeing is ramping production after 737 Max and COVID-era disruptions. The addressable global Aerospace and Defense C-Class Parts market is reported at US$18.82 billion in 2024 with an 8.5% CAGR projection to US$28.26 billion by 2032.

Name

Houston Precision Fasteners

Legal name

Houston Precision Fasteners

Website

https://hpfasteners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Houston Precision Fasteners is a Houston-based manufacturer of precision aerospace fasteners in carbon steel, alloy steel, nickel alloy, and titanium grades, serving aerospace OEMs, defense primes, and space customers including SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and NASA as a subsidiary of Italy's Poggipolini Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Fastener Manufacturing

NAICS

Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (332722)

SIC

Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers (3452)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Fasteners & Hardware (IMABANAA)

Keywords

• Aerospace fasteners
• Precision fasteners
• Aircraft fasteners
• Defense fasteners
• Titanium fasteners

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Aerospace Fastener Manufacturing and Sales: Houston Precision Fasteners manufactures precision aerospace fasteners and sells them directly to aerospace manufacturers, defense contractors, and space industry companies. The company has doubled its output since acquisition by Poggipolini Group.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Houston Precision Fasteners is a Houston-based manufacturer of precision aerospace fasteners fabricated from carbon steel, alloy steel, nickel alloy, and titanium. The company supplies these fasteners to aerospace manufacturers, defense contractors, and space industry customers, operating as a single-product-line manufacturer within the Poggipolini Group portfolio.

Product overview

Houston Precision Fasteners is an aerospace fastener manufacturer that produces precision-engineered fasteners for the aerospace and defense industry. The company operates as a single-product-line manufacturer within the Poggipolini Group portfolio, specializing exclusively in aerospace-grade fasteners. Under Poggipolini Group ownership, the facility has expanded by 7,000 square feet and incorporates automation investments to support increased production capacity.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerospace Fasteners Precision aerospace fasteners fabricated from carbon steel, alloy steel, nickel alloy, and titanium, supplied to aerospace manufacturers, defense contractors, and space industry customers for aircraft, space launch vehicles, and defense systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Doubled output capacity since acquisition

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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